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Rally Portugal Surprises: In English and Italian

April 4, 2012 By Roberto

Visible evidence of one of the most popular sports in the world. Where is the WRC Rally U.S.A.?

By Roberto Motta
Photos courtesy of Citroën Communication, Ford World Rally Team and Rally de Portugal

After an endless series of twists and turns, the “Vodafone Rally de Portugal” was turned upside down. Sebastian Leob nearly destroyed his car on an early special stage and retired. Many stages had to be cancelled for safety reasons. The Citroen DS3 of Hirvonen appeared to be a clear winner…until post race scrutineering excluded the Citroen from the results due to technical irregularities.
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Citroën Wins Rally Portugal, Mini Cooper Debuts

March 30, 2011 By Roberto

Sébastien Ogier flying enroute to his second win in Portugal.

A year after they won their first victory in the FIA World Rally Championship in Portugal, Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia, after driving a tactically perfect race, have won the event for a second time in a row.

By Roberto Motta

Photos by Citroën Communication Citroën Racing, Ford Motor Company and
Rally de Portugal – media

March 23-27th
After the dusty gravel roads in Mexico, the WRC returned to old Europa for the continuing battle between the Citroën DS3 and Ford Fiesta RS. The fans had great expectations for this third round of the Championship because of the emotional rivalry between the teams. Even Americans had a favorite—Ken Block was entered in a Ford Fiesta WRC.
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